What to Look For in a Business Attorney

What to Look For in a Business Attorney - San Diego and Southern CA

You may be wondering or searching for what to look for in a business attorney here in San Diego and Southern California.  The short list of answers must include experience, sound advice and counsel, a full slate of business legal services, the skill to help you to protect the corporate veil and the ability to get you and your company through and out of any dispute or lawsuit which might arise in the course of the life of your company.

Experience Matters

Experience is what to look for in a business attorney here in Southern California. The effective San Diego business attorneys at the Watkins Firm help your business to thrive and provide insight into your decisions with a depth of experience in your industry.  The business attorneys at the Watkins Firm have more than four decades of experience serving San Diego business owners and managers as their general business counsel.  In this role, we advise our clients based upon these years of real world experience with similar businesses, and connect our clients with a network of professionals who have “been there, done that.”  This allows our clients to accelerate the speed with which their business is established, and positions them for exceptional growth while reducing risk and potential pitfalls.

Sound Advice and Counsel

Sound advice and counsel are part of what to look for in a business attorney.  Just as any professional athlete relies on the experience and expertise of a qualified coach, our business clients rely on the attorneys at the Watkins Firm to help them to sharpen their skills, avoid the traps and pitfalls that have harmed or delayed other businesses in the past, and reach maximum performance and efficiency in their own business.  We guide clients through critical steps such as hiring new employees, structuring and executing profitable and successful business transactions, acquisition of competitors or complimentary businesses and/or  assets, and attracting new investors without relinquishing too much control or power.

Legal Services, Protecting the Corporate Veil and Effective, Proven Contracts

We provide a broad range of business legal services to help to protect the corporate veil by making sure corporate compliance and governance is maintained.  This includes counsel on the selection of members of the Board of Directors, executive compensation packages and severance, as well as compliance with all federal, state and local employment laws and regulatory requirements.  We provide sound business contracts based upon our extensive proprietary library of proven successful performance.  These libraries are kept up to date based upon changes in your industry as well as federal, state and local laws and ordinances.  We then custom tailor these contracts in a cost-effective manner to meet your specific requirements.

Resolve Disputes in a Timely and Cost-Effective Manner

Problem solving is an important ingredient in the equation of what to look for in a business attorney.  The Watkins Firm takes a unique approach to disputes that is designed to resolve litigation or business disagreements in the shortest possible time frame and with the minimum of expense required to accomplish your goals.  Our attorneys are able to resolve the majority of our client’s business disputes and lawsuits through effective, leveraged negotiation.  This is the fastest and least expensive strategy to resolve a business dispute.  We represent clients in mediation and arbitration and at trial when necessary.

Now You Know a Bit More About What to Look For in a Business Attorney

Now you know a little more about what to look for in a business attorney.  Look for decades of successful clients and business experience here in San Diego and Southern California.  Make sure you have access to the sound advice and counsel you need at every step of your business journey.  Your business attorneys firm should provide extensive legal services, protect your corporate veil and provide proven, successful business contracts. Finally, your business attorney should have a proven track record of successfully resolving small, medium and substantial business disputes, lawsuits and class actions in a timely, cost-efficient manner.

Build a solid foundation.  Expand your business skills.  Avoid disputes and the pitfalls that have destroyed other companies.  Our experienced San Diego business attorneys help your business to thrive and profit while drawing on insight from decades of real life San Diego and Southern California experience.  We invite you to listen to our Podcast Episode 6 – Why Do You Need a Business Attorney,  review the strong recommendations of our clients and contact the Watkins Firm or call 858-535-1511 for a complimentary consultation today.